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Alfred Hitchcock: A Master of Suspense

Wenyun Shao

Abstract


Alfred Hitchcock is widely recognized as an auteur filmmaker, primarily due to his distinctive approach to filmmaking. His vision and creative goals are consistently reflected throughout his body of work, indicating a strong authorial presence. This paper aims to
analyze Hitchcock's personal style of creating suspense through form, content, themes, as well as narration strategies and stylistic features
that make him an “auteur” filmmaker.

Keywords


Alfred Hitchcock; Auteur; Suspense

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[1] Taylor, John Russell. The Life And Times Of Alfred Hitchcock. New York: Pantheon Books, 2013.

[2] Cook, Pam. "Authorship And Cinema: Introduction." In The Cinema Book, Edited By Pam Cook, 38. London: Bfi Publishing, 2007.

[3] Falsafi, Parinaz; Khosravi Khorashad, Somayeh; Khosravi Khorashad, Larousse. “Psychological Analysis Of Alfred Hitchcock’s Movies.” Procedia - Social And Behavioral Sciences, 30 (2011): 2520-24. [4] Cooke, Paul. German Expressionist Film. Harpenden: Pocket Essentials, 2002, 28.




DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18686/ahe.v7i22.9748

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